Pilots on a mission to gather hurricane data captured incredible footage of what it looks like to fly through a monster storm.

In 2017, Hurricane Irma, weakened slightly from Category 5 to Category 4, blew ashore on the Florida Keys with winds of 130 mph.

Half a decade later, we look back at Irma’s impact and the changes in hurricane preparedness and response that it brought to Florida.

These 10 numbers tell the story of Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful storms to hit the Gulf coast, from Marco Island to Cape Coral.

Photos from our archives show everything from preparation before Hurricane Irma hit to the widespread devastation causes by the Category 3 storm.

It’s been five years since the most recent hurricane directly affected Central Florida. Those who experienced Hurricane Irma remember the images from the Keys where an intense Category 4 stor… ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – It’s been three years since Florida found itself bracing for what ended up being one of the Atlantic basin’s strongest and costliest hurricanes on record. Hurricane Irma ...

Irma was downgraded Monday morning to a tropical storm. On Sunday, it made landfall in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm hurricane after leaving a deadly path of destruction in the Caribbean ...

We break down the numbers to show how Hurricane Irma has set several records for a major storm, making it one of the most intense hurricanes in history ...

The National Hurricane Center has said Irma is one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes recorded. The tropical storm is heading up the US through Georgia.

Death and destruction was left in the storm's wake. — -- The worst of Hurricane Irma may be over, but the storm left plenty of destruction in its wake. Many Caribbean islands were hit the ...

Hurricane Irma is wreaking havoc in Florida after devastating islands throughout the Caribbean. As the storm tears across the continent it is being tracked by meteorologists, who have described it ...